Dandeli Elephant Reserve officially notified
Spread over 2,321.119 sq km — including 475.018 sq km as core and the remaining as buffer areas, the State government has officially notified the Dandeli Elephant Reserve. The Gazette notification dated June 4, 2015, follows the Government of India approval for establishing the Dandeli Elephant Reserve under Project Elephant.
Khanapur range of Belgaum division comes under this elephant reserve. Project Elephant was launched in 1992 as a Central-sponsored scheme to protect elephant habitats, including its corridors, and resolve human-elephant conflicts rampant in many States.